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The original Japanese version, Gojira, is far better than the version with Raymond Burr.
publicado por Mon-StarSTAFFMOD el 5 de abril de 2017 a las 10:38
I saw it several years ago in a theater, in Japanese with English subtitles. It is a somber film with interesting Japanese characters. The audience applauded at the end. The version edited for Americans, with Raymond Burr added as a reporter, totally ruins the pacing and mood of the film. If you have ONLY seen the Raymond Burr version, you have not seen this film as it was intended. RAWWWRRRRRR!
The original Gojira version has been shown on cable TV's Turner Classic Movies (TCM) channel.
Contestado por Quincey_Morris
el 15 de febrero de 2019 a las 14:56
I have them both on DVD and prefer the dubbed version with Burr. You can miss a lot of what's happening onscreen by having to constantly read off the bottom.
Contestado por jorgito2001
el 19 de febrero de 2019 a las 12:26
Say whaaaat!?! I MUCH prefer the original language with subs ANYTIME over horrible dubbing. To me, performances get lost severely when dubbed.
I agree with Mon-Star, I grew up watching the Raymond Burr version and when I finally bought the original Gojira on DVD..wow...what a serious and dark tone it took. No breaks, no goofy monster scenes, a movie that really moves. The scene alone during the rampage where the mother tells her child "Don't cry, we'll be with daddy soon, just a few more minutes and we'll be with daddy again."...OUCH! Harkens back to WWII and the tragedy of war. Gimme Gojira anyday of the week!
Contestado por lassie
el 22 de febrero de 2019 a las 10:15
Having watched both versions many, many times I prefer the 1954 original to the Americanized version, but not because one is dubbed and one has subtitles. I just think the original is deeper, darker and simply a better movie. To me, the dub vs sub debate is a matter of personal preference. The people who prefer subtitles are not a bunch of uneducated mouth breathers, but there are a lot of dub snobs who definitely think that way.